So Wan Donglin hadn’t come today to "keep" me, but to test me. Which man, if he didn’t deeply love a woman, would make such a sacrifice and put in so much effort?
Yan Xixi suddenly felt a surge of excitement, genuinely happy for herself. She impulsively thought of calling Xixi, but then decided against it.
「It was June, and the weather was growing very hot.」
Yan Xixi had been restless for days, wondering if her body temperature was rising due to the pregnancy. She was irritable all day long. For several days in a row, she had no interest in reading and no appetite. She just lay on the bed in a stupor.
When Wan Donglin walked into the room, he saw that all the windows were shut tight, making the air very stuffy. He frowned, opened a window, and turned to see Yan Xixi sitting up.
He walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, his voice gentle, "Xixi, what do you want for lunch?"
Wan Donglin studied her pale face. "Xixi, get up. I’ll go with you to the hospital for a check-up."
"Calculating the time, it should be time for your prenatal check-up."
"I said I don’t need it, so I don’t."
Wan Donglin persisted patiently, "The doctor said it’s a routine prenatal check-up; we can’t be negligent."
A prenatal check-up! With no legitimate standing, giving birth to an illegitimate child, and still brazenly going for prenatal check-ups? Heaven knows I absolutely don’t want to go to the hospital.
She replied indifferently, "Let’s go when it’s actually time. Isn’t the check-up still more than ten days away?"
Wan Donglin didn’t press her further. He took out a document, his tone enthusiastic, "Xixi, take a look at this."
Yan Xixi accepted it and was quite surprised. It concerned two very famous luxury brands that had already opened stores in prime locations within the city center’s most opulent shopping mall.
"Since it’s inconvenient for you at the moment, Xu Xiaoya will temporarily take full operational control. Don’t worry. I’ve hired two very capable store managers. The supply chain is guaranteed, and the quality is impeccable. Xu Xiaoya just needs to keep an eye on things."
She didn’t know what to say for a moment. Finally, she murmured, "Mr. Wan, thank you."
He chuckled, gently placing a hand on her shoulder. Then, he produced an antique-style box. Inside lay a necklace adorned with a pillow-cut emerald of over twenty carats.
Yan Xixi stared, transfixed by its pure green radiance, momentarily stunned.
"Xixi, do you like it? Come, let me put it on you."
She involuntarily lowered her head, and he fastened the necklace around her neck.
He admired it for a moment, then tsked in appreciation. "Truly beautiful. Xixi, tell me whatever you like. You can also buy things yourself."
She was pregnant and it wasn’t appropriate to wear a necklace, so he took it off her and set it aside.
Yan Xixi’s gaze swept around the room. She suddenly noticed that many of the luxury items that had once filled it—items that had been used—were gone. Everything that remained was new, acquired only after her arrival, and their numbers had steadily increased in recent days.
Following her gaze, Wan Donglin remarked casually, "Xixi, after the baby is born, we won’t live here anymore. We’ll move to a new place." For more chapters visit novel{f}ire.net
Luxury brand agencies, jewelry, vast sums of cash, an unlimited credit card, undisguised flattery and attentiveness... Her eyes widened as she slowly understood that Wan Donglin was trying to buy this child.
He was even willing to make sacrifices. He stayed home all day, barely frequented nightclubs anymore, and had even stopped mentioning Zhou Ting entirely.